Shoppers are ready to drop some cash this holiday season as total spending this year is expected to be at least $24 billion higher than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Online shopping is still the biggest hit, but in-person shopping is making a comeback and the NRF predicts nearly half of all shoppers will head … Read more
Visitors from far and wide are traveling to Japan, resulting in the country breaking a new tourism record. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, projections indicate that nearly 33.4 million travelers visited Japan, according to the country’s government site. Out of the three million travelers who visited Japan in November of this year, 247,500 were … Read more
Kylie Kelce said it’s been an “absolute free for all” since her husband, Jason Kelce, retired from the NFL after 13 seasons and joined ESPN this past spring. In a Q&A with fans during the premiere episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast on Thursday, Kylie explained that Jason is busier in retirement — while … Read more
Bogged down by all the necessities in their purses, moms toting water bottles and snacks galore are creating a Bogg Bag boom as they scramble for the coveted tote. The behemoth plastic tote has gone viral online for holding everything a parent might need for a beach day or after-school pick-up. On TikTok, where the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I met a young man on Facebook. He is a philanthropist, and we have been talking for more than six months. He’s kind and sweet, and he tells me he loves me. He works around the world as an interior designer and will be returning to the States in a couple of weeks. … Read more
LOS ANGELES — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt Disney Co., which owns … Read more
Phil Simms took issue with Tom Brady’s recent analysis about young quarterbacks. Speaking with Stephen A. Smith last week, Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion, who is set to join the top Fox NFL booth, called it a “tragedy” that young quarterbacks are starting too quickly in their professional careers. On his Bleav podcast “Simms … Read more
The prince of regrets. Prince Harry reportedly misses his home country and doesn’t see his friends anymore because they don’t like his wife Meghan Markle. “Harry is increasingly bored and looking back across the Atlantic where most of his army and school friends still live and whom he never sees because they won’t visit him … Read more
Judge Reinhold was set to become a massive movie star in the 1980s, but everything changed in the blink of an eye. After starring in the “Beverly Hills Cop” movies alongside Eddie Murphy and making a memorable appearance in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” Reinhold got a chance at becoming a leading man in “Vice Versa,” but … Read more
Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only is it the second-highest opening weekend in Pixar’s 29 years … Read more
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Birds of a feather flock together, especially at one seafaring competition. Dozens of people from across Europe dressed as seagulls and descended upon De Panne, Belgium on Sunday for the continental Championships of Gullscreeching. In the highly untraditional competition, competitors are judged on how well they can dress like a seagull and mimic the bird’s … Read more
Tom Ripley’s background is always sketchy. Patricia Highsmith provides only a few rudimentary details in the first few chapters of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” her 1955 novel that kicked off a series of five books about the elusive con artist. Tom lives in New York, in near-destitute circumstances. He has some friends — acquaintances, really … Read more
Prince William is seeing chilling similarities between the hounding his wife, Kate Middleton, is experiencing and what his late mother, Princess Diana, went through. Appearing on “Good Morning Britain” on Monday, the Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah opened up about the mounting speculation about the Princess of Wales’ health. “Having seen his mother go through … Read more
The professional female golfer who went viral when an amateur male golfer attempted to correct her swing didn’t want to call out the stranger during the “awkward” exchange, but now sees the “funny side.” Georgia Ball, who is also a certified PGA instructor, was focused on her swing when the stranger interrupted her with unsolicited … Read more
Women are trending on TikTok for pranking their family and friends by randomly announcing that they’ve landed high paying gigs working offshore oil rigs, and filming their loved ones’ hilarious reactions. The prank took over the platform in the past week. It usually begins with the woman asking her mark if they know of the … Read more
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Rumer Willis has opened up about what her father, Bruce Willis, is like as a grandpa — or like her family likes to call him, “Grand-Daddio.” “The most perfect example of who my dad is in real life is his character on ‘Moonlighting,’ Rumer, 35, told The … Read more
A sexy snap Halle Berry shared on Instagram weeks ago that went unnoticed is now doing the rounds again on social media after fans spotted a gross detail in the photo. The actress shared a pic of herself wearing racy black lingerie during a desert getaway recently, but her sultry pose was not enough to … Read more
Princess Carlene of Monaco is reportedly “living in Switzerland” — and only seeing her husband, Prince Albert, “by appointment,” according to international outlets. While the former Olympian, 45, spent her summer on a yacht with Albert, 65, and their 8-year-old twins, Jacques and Gabriella, she allegedly has yet to return to their palace as sources … Read more
Get plugged in on the latest in sports media Sign up for Andrew Marchand’s Sports Clicker, a weekly Sports+ exclusive. Andrew Marchand is off this week, so New York Post media reporter Ryan Glasspiegel is pinch-hitting. Andrew will return to his regular spot in the Sports+ lineup next Monday. As we barrel toward football season, … Read more